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The United Nations and the European Union: Partnership for Moldova, Partnership for Development, 2005-2011
Chisinau, 2011
Kaarina Immonen
Dirk Schuebel
The United Nations and the European Union: Partnership for Moldova, Partnership for Development, 2005-2011
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Foreword by UN Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Moldova............................................................ 2 Foreword by Head of EU Delegation in the Republic of Moldova............................................................... 3 Introduction......................................................................................................................................................... 6 1. GOVERNANCE AND PARTICIPATION Building institutional capacity........................................................................................................................ 9 Providing high level policy advice................................................................................................................ 10 Increasing citizen participation through free and fair elections............................................................... 11 Better management of migration................................................................................................................. 12 Improving border and customs practices................................................................................................... 14 Applying normative standards for human rights......................................................................................... 15 Setting standards for safety and health at work......................................................................................... 17 2. ACCESS TO QUALITY SERVICES Keeping children in a family environment................................................................................................... 20 Mitigating the impact of migration............................................................................................................... 22 Combatting trafficking in human beings..................................................................................................... 23 Strengthening national health policy........................................................................................................... 25 3. REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT Community-based efforts in the Transnistrian region.................................................................................. 28 Improving health and environment.............................................................................................................. 29 Local integration of refugees........................................................................................................................ 30 Keeping doors open to persons in need...................................................................................................... 31 Preventing drug abuse................................................................................................................................... 32 Beyond poverty alleviation migrants and entrepreneurship.................................................................. 33 Migration for development............................................................................................................................ 35 Harnessing the contribution of migrants to destination countries............................................................. 37 Dealing with diseases, improving food security.......................................................................................... 39 4. RECENT INITIATIVES Promoting renewable energy....................................................................................................................... 41 Continued support to the Transnistrian region............................................................................................ 42 Effective governance of labour migration.................................................................................................. 42 Annex 1: Projects carried out by the UN in partnership with the EU, including prospects, 2005-2014...... 43 Annex 2: Financial assistance provided by the EU through projects implemented by the UN agencies in Moldova, including prospects, 2005-2014..................................................... 45 The Millennium Development Goals in the Republic of Moldova................................................................. 47
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Introduction
The United Nations and the European Union have a long history of international cooperation in the area of development assistance, human rights, conflict prevention and crisis response. This publication takes stock of successful partnership and cooperation between the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) in the Republic of Moldova from 2005 to 2011. This is a diverse and close cooperation benefitting the Moldovan people. In all parts of the world, the development partnership between the United Nations and the European Union advances an international agenda based on the United Nations Millennium Declaration and its eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Millennium Development Goals range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015, and form a blueprint agreed to by all the worlds countries and leading development institutions.
European Comission funding to the United Nations (2000-2010)
* 2010 data includes all European Commision Directorates-General funding ** 2010 Food Facility contributions: 64.1 M Figure 1: The European Union, through its European Commission, provides funds to support United Nations efforts worldwide
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In Moldova, the programmes, projects and initiatives supported by the United Nations and the European Union contribute to the achievement of the countrys development priorities, one of which is the European integration of the Republic of Moldova. The UN Country Team has established, with the support of the European Union, a diverse and close cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Moldova, civil society and other partners. This partnership focuses on the strategic areas of the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for 20072012: governance and participation, access to quality services and regional and local development. The United Nations and the European Union are now strategic partners of the Republic of Moldova. Their cooperation started with a regional initiative to prevent drug abuse and trafficking in Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova (BUMAD, 2003-2008). This programme was followed by interventions in the area of border management, known as the Enhancing Border Control Management Programme (EBCMP) of the EU Border Assistance Mission in Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM). The support provided to Moldova in the framework of these projects contributed to the fulfilment of the priorities envisaged by the Republic of Moldova - European Union Action Plan. The level of cooperation has increased over the years, especially following the expansion of the EU presence in Moldova and opening in October 2005 of the EU Delegation office in Chisinau. Partnership with the United Nations has been strengthened through joint actions in areas such as social sector support, human rights, electoral support and democracy promotion, regional development and confidence building measures, public administration and institutional development, environment and climate change, migration and EU-Moldova agreements. The UN-EU cooperation has considerably evolved, from initiatives supported by the EU to joint programmes with the UN and a diversified portfolio funded by the EU. As a priority partner country, Moldova has benefitted from the most generous support in per capita terms in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The ENPs action plan sets strategic objectives including a commitment to promoting European values; efficiently implementing political, economic and institutional reforms; and supporting the countrys priorities for integration in European structures. In November 2010, the Government of Moldova and its development partners endorsed the Partnership Principles Implementation Plan (PPIP). This agreement, signed by 21 development partners, including the United Nations and the European Union, envisages a set of principles inspired by the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and Accra Agenda for Action. Its focus is on coordination and harmonization of practices to strengthen the efficiency of foreign aid. Numerous programmes and projects are benefitting people and communities in Moldova as a result of the countrys partnership with the United Nations and European Union. Examples of initiatives in the key areas of governance and participation, access to quality services, and regional and local development are presented in this publication.
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Building on increasingly close collaboration over the past years, the United Nations agencies and the European Union have supported the formulation and implementation of institutional policies and capacity development projects that have helped Moldova harmonize priority sectors identified by the Government to European standards.
The mission consists of fifteen international experts who have been deployed at public institutions including the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministries of Economy, Finance, Justice, Internal Affairs, Agriculture and Food Industry, Transport and Road Infrastructure, and Environment. Advisors are also engaged in the Prosecutor Generals Office, State Customs Service, Bureau for Migration and Asylum, Centre for Combatting Economic Crimes and Corruption, State Tax Inspectorate and Public Procurement Agency. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Vladimir Filat, has expressed the commitment of the Government to use this expertise to help accelerate Moldovas transition to a market economy with a vibrant civic society. We are very grateful to EU and UNDP for the positive response to our request to provide high-level international experts to advise the Government in its activity.
Moldovan Economic Trends, a quarterly publication supported by EUHLPAM / UNDP
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Migrants Accommodation Centre in Chisinau provides modern accommodation conditions to migrants / IOM
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A project known as Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building for the Governments of Ukraine and Moldova for the Implementation of Readmission Agreements with the European Union (GUMIRA) has provided technical cooperation and capacity building assistance to the Governments of Ukraine and Moldova. Seventeen staff of the Ministry of Interior and other state institutions have participated in training on EU readmission practices and 170 irregular migrants have benefitted from legal and social assistance and humanitarian support. SIREADA Based on the results of MIGRABEL-MIGRAMOL and GUMIRA, another regional project on readmission was launched in 2011 - Support to Implementation of EC Readmission Agreements with the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine: Facilitation of Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (SIREADA). The project provides reintegration assistance to readmitted migrants and those who have voluntarily returned to their origin country. It also strengthens assistance capacities for the voluntary return of third country nationals with no legal statute, and contributes to the gradual creation of a sustainable system for assisted voluntary return. SIREADA helps to improve the situation of at least 675 migrants from tertiary countries and 150 citizens of the implementing countries. It will also contribute to a better welfare of some 2,500 detained migrants in three migrant custody centres in Ukraine and one centre in Moldova. More than 100 staff working in migration and employment in Moldova, Russia and Ukraine will gain knowledge and improved skills to fulfil commitments under the readmission agreements.
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EUBAM helps Moldova and Ukraine in modernizing their border management and customs procedures / EUBAM
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Joint UN-EU human rights agenda A related project launched in January 2011 supports forensic examination along with training to try cases of torture. The project Strengthening the Forensic Examination of Torture and Other Forms of IllTreatment in Moldova helps people who need it obtain accurate, comprehensive and independent forensic examination, including through the Centre of Forensic Medicine in Moldova. Some 200 forensic experts, medical personnel from places of detention and penitentiary institutions, hospital staff and independent medical practitioners will be offered training on examination techniques and relevant standards when dealing with torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Another 200 representatives of the police, prosecution and judiciary will be trained to investigate and adjudicate cases of torture, compliant to the Istanbul Protocol. An assessment by the United Nations Human Rights Council provided a unique opportunity in 2011 for public participation by 35 activists and promoters of human rights from NGOs. International experts and representatives of the Moldovan Government and civil society discussed ongoing actions to monitor and implement international legislation on human rights. Groups vulnerable to being marginalized have also received special attention. Parliament ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in August 2010 and approved the Strategy on the Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities. United Nations agencies were instrumental in advocating for approval of the Strategy. Also, a roadmap was launched in 2011 which envisages the introduction of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, a classification adopted by the World Health Assembly and coordinated by the World Health Organization. For children, support from UN enabled the Youth Media Centre to build partnerships with the Association of Independent Press, Centre for Investigative Journalism and other media in the country. The aim was to explore ethical issues related to media coverage of children and increase the presence of children and their rights in media. Workers also gained in 2011 with the formulation by the Government and UN to promote labour policies through an action plan of the National Employment Agency. Monthly round tables are providing a platform for discussion in Moldovas Transnistrian region. Cooperation between the regions authorities, civil society, media and international organizations has evolved through a social partnership network created with the support of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the UN agencies. Among the issues discussed are domestic violence, problems faced by children and youth, modalities for social services provision, creation of an NGO database in the region, and the promotion and implementation of the National Referral System for victims and potential victims of human trafficking.
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Drought response turns loss into value Drought forced Maria Neagu into a desperate situation, lacking money or the prospect of a harvest. The prices of seeds and fertilizers kept going up. Then Maria and her family in Ttrsti village, Cahul rayon, received a donation of seeds, fertilizers and fuel. They were among 42 farm households in the village that benefitted from United Nations and European Union support, which nationwide reached 19,589 households affected by a severe drought in 2007. Maria said the assistance received by her family as well as her daughters family was like a sip of water for a thirsty person. She sowed two hectares of land with winter wheat and welcomed a rich harvest. Another farmer from the village, Petru Svitchii, says his heart is full of joy when he looks at his field planted with wheat, like a thick green carpet. The donation came when we needed it most, Petru said. A large number of partners responded to the Governments international emergency appeal, including the United Nations and the European Union. The response not only addressed consequences of the drought but furthered development of the food and agriculture sector, demonstrating that in Moldova the losses caused by the drought could be turned into value. Through the interventions of the project estimated at US $10 million, value worth US $ 80 million has been created. The response helped more than half a million people. Results of the UN-EU project Relief and Technical Assistance Response to the Drought in Moldova include the following: 19,589 farm households or about 80,300 persons from 494 mayoralties and communities from 18 rayons of the country benefited from packages with winter wheat seeds, fertilizers and fuel; 20,210 households or about 82,500 persons benefited from livestock fodder. Out of which, 4,224 households or 13,939 persons are from the five rayons of the Transnistrian region; 82,223 households orabout 345,300 persons from 31 rayons received maize seeds; 14,200 pregnant women and nursing mothers (including from the Transnistrian region) received food packages; 1,817 persons (including 188 from the Transnistrian region) benefited from cash support; 205,02 tons of seed material, 1,230 tons of fertilizers and about 163,950 litres of fuel were distributed to farmers in 18 rayons of the country. The activities of the project were carried out by the Government of Moldova with the support of the European Commission through its Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the Federal Ministry of Rural Development and Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management from Austria, Governments of the Netherlands, Norway, Italy and Finland, and in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) as well as non-governmental organizations and local public authorities.
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The United Nations and the European Union have contributed significantly to the expansion of equal and guaranteed access to quality services in Moldova. Groups already considered vulnerable in Moldova children and the elderly are among the most affected by the global financial crisis. The Government has developed social assistance programmes and community-based services to protect the poorest, supported in this effort by international partners. Assistance in areas such as health, social protection and youth education and participation has been critical.
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Moldova is replicating the projects best practices in all rayons. It is also continuing to implement its master plan to transform residential institutions and its residential care strategy and action plan, and to consolidate regional child protection structures and referral mechanisms. A family for every child Lidia and Alina were the poster children for the campaign A Family for Every Child. With their brother Ion and their elder sister Viorica, they were one of the best examples of family reintegration after their parents had placed three of them in the Cazanesti boarding school in 2005 because their family was in a difficult situation. Alina Pascaru, one of the five social assistants of the Telenesti team of the UNICEF-European Union project Integrated Social Services for Families and Children managed the file on the Lidia and Alina were the poster children for the campaign A Family for Every Child Cazacu children. First of all, I spoke to the children to find out whether they wanted to go back to their family. Then I had a discussion with their parents. I assessed their living conditions. We also managed to help them by buying them a cow. They used to have one but had to sell it. In a village, a family with four children needs milk to survive. We have several goats and one foal. The cow is healthy. We breed ducks, says Nina Cazacu explaining how she manages now that their family is together again. The children help me to clean the house. They do their homework. They clean up after the animals and do not have much time to play. When I see that their marks are getting worse, I go to school to see what is going on. Even knowing that they would have a lot of work around the house or could not always wear new clothes, the Cazacu children were very glad that they came back home. In this case we closely cooperated with the social assistant of the Cazanesti Mayors Office and with the administration of the boarding school, says Ms Pascaru. Her team is now part of the Social Assistance Centre of the Telenesti Department of Social Assistance and Child and Family Protection and has changed the fate of many children and families for the better. The same is true in the other five target regions of the project: Hincesti, Falesti, Floresti, Stranesti raions and Bli municipality.
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Children and families left behind will receive individualized assistance and protection / IOM
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Survivors of human traffiking receive psychological, social and legal support / IOM
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14,000 participants in Moldova, and distribution included 1,000 DVDs containing the play and 15,000 prevention brochures. The information campaign Abandoned People will be also carried out in Italy to raise awareness among Moldovan migrants and Italian citizens about the negative consequences of migration on family ties as well as to inform about the available resources and assistance for parents in Italy and their children and families at home. A victim of human trafficking returns to Moldova In 1999, as a result of deception, S. was taken away from the country and sold in Turkey where she was exploited and re-sold several times. In 2000, she was bought by a Turkish man who kept her in a private residence for six years. There she was exploited sexually and had to work for the man and his wife. Under these circumstances, she gave birth to two children: the first was born in 2002, and the second in 2003. She gave birth in the place of exploitation, assisted by a neighbour, and did not therefore obtain birth certificates for her children. S. was saved by a Moldovan woman who helped her to escape and contacted the police. During the time of her escape, S. was five months pregnant with her third child. In June 2006, S. was brought to Moldova with the help of the International Organization for Migration. She and her children stayed at the Chisinau Assistance and Protection Centre for some time and then joined her family. In October 2006, S. gave birth to her third child. With the help of IOM, she received an identification card and legal assistance in obtaining documents for her two other children, who were born in Turkey. In August 2007, both of the children received birth certificates. S. and her children now live in a flat owned by her mother. The living conditions of S. and her children are better due to the financial support made possible by this project. S. received psychiatric help and was diagnosed as a disabled person according to Moldovan classification. As a result, she now receives a pension and other humanitarian assistance from the state. Her children attend kindergarten, and she works as dishwasher at a canteen. In another project, National Red Cross Societies are engaged in identification, referral and assistance to ensure sustainable access to rehabilitation and reintegration services. Strengthening the National Referral System through the Red Cross network is a major objective of the project Strengthening National Mechanisms for the Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Victims of Human Trafficking in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, launched in 2011 with EU funds. It also aims at bringing closer the assistance and protection services to those in need by expanding the National Referral System to 50 communities in two new districts and creating multidisciplinary teams at the local level which will help enhance the coordination role of the National Coordination Unit within the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family (MLSPF). The improved system is expected to integrate 100 victims of trafficking. Also in the near future, nine Red Cross focal points and 50 home visiting nurses will be trained on specific health needs, and on the identification and referral of victims of trafficking. At least 50 beneficiaries will receive rehabilitation assistance at the Assistance and Protection Centre in Chisinau.
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EU and WHO support the reform of the public health system in Moldova / WHO
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Further to a strategic planning mission by a multi-disciplinary team of experts, a series of processes are being carried out in close cooperation with the Ministry of Health. These include the development of a framework for health system performance assessment and strengthened coordination for improved aid effectiveness, greater use of evidence for policy decisions and strategic planning through an elaborate policy research programme comprising several distinct policy studies, and policy dialogues to focus on specific issues. These will contribute to the knowledge-base for policy decisions pertaining to primary care and hospital reform, health financing, public health services, tobacco and alcohol control, and availability and affordability of medicines.
The institutional capacity of the Ministry of Health to deliver population-based and results-oriented public health services is being strengthened, and the control of non-communicable diseases is enhanced through a series of projects and training programmes. This includes a review of national legislation in the area of public health and facilitation of the process to develop national, evidence-based action plans for alcohol and tobacco control. In September 2011, a new project Better Managing the Mobility of Health Professionals in the Republic of Moldova was launched in Moldova with EU funding. Its objective is to help the country to manage the mobility of Moldovan health professionals as nurses and doctors, and to create a better framework for the legal migration of health workers between Moldova and the EU in order to mitigate the negative impacts of migration on the Moldovan health system as well as facilitate the reintegration of returning health workers. The project will involve many partners in the Republic of Moldova, institutions in EU countries and international organizations. A recent global initiative of EU and WHO to start in early 2012 will bring additional benefits to Moldova by continuing the policy dialogue on national health policies, strategies and plans. The initiative will allow partners to scale up the policy dialogue processes initiated since 2011, focusing on non-communicable disease control, health financing and the priorities outlined in the Ministry of Healths Roadmap to accelerate health sector reforms in Moldova.
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Regional and local development policies have created opportunities for sustainable social and economic development of the most vulnerable people from the rural and urban areas.
Children and youth have also benefitted from the support of the UN and the European Union, which has included the creation of a network of 11 day-care centres for children and youth with disability from both banks of the Nistru river. Luminita, a rehabilitation centre in Singerei, has provided individualized medical and social rehabilitation services for a dozen children while also assisting another 43 children and their families with other support services.
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The project strengthened the national legal framework, created a data collection and analysis system to improve monitoring drugs and drugs abuse in the region, and formulated programmes on prevention of drug abuse implemented by NGOs. At-risk groups were the focus of awareness-raising programmes, and efforts in early detection, interventions, social reintegration and employment opportunities for drug users.
Nicu rn from the band Gndul Mei, promoting anti-drug messages in a TV talk-show Bun seara / UNDP
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Research provided important data for more informed decision making. One assessment looked at the national framework relevant to business growth, with a special focus on remittances and labour migration. The recommendations of the assessment helped the Government develop policies for fostering the productive investment of remittances. Another important survey, the 2007-2008 Migration and Remittances Study, collected and analysed data on key macroeconomic variables, migration modalities, income distribution and poverty and created a socio-economic profile of migrants and their families. The Government established a working group to review trends in migration and remittances and to discuss ways to improve the data gathering process. A study on the socio-economic impact of the economic crisis on migration and remittances in Moldova linked business and banking practices to public perceptions about migration and remittances. Stronger policies were also promoted, in particular through institutional capacity building support to the Ministry of Economy so that it could design, implement, monitor and evaluate the policy related to SME development and national priorities in the field of migration and development. The countrys policies on diasporas and remittances were also examined in a policy seminar organized by Government of Moldova. The aim was to strengthen relationships between Moldovan migrants and their country of origin and engaging them as a resource for development. Migrant workers and their families gained business skills through financial literacy programmes focused on entrepreneurs starting and improving their own businesses. A step-by-step business start-up guide also supported the establishment of a small and medium enterprise. The project also worked to improve financial systems, such as loan and deposit services, that could better serve migrants and attract migrant workers to Moldova. Various activities promoted access to remittances and to financial and business services for SMEs. A web-based platform was created to improve cooperation between local- and national-level SME organizations, and to enhance transparency in financial services.
IOM organized financial literacy programmes for migrant workers and their families / IOM
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Training and knowledge-exchange was another area of activity supported by the project. A pilot scheme facilitated the return of scientists and young Moldovan graduates to transfer skills and knowledge to the homeland, exchange innovative ideas and create crossborder cooperation networks. More than 20 training sessions for youth and women from rural localities were organized as part of the National Youth Economic Empowerment Programme. Over 300 young people from rural areas were provided with small business set-up grants, of which 20 have already received equipment allowing them to expand their business. In addition, 90 more participants in trainings will receive small grants to launch their businesses.
Sergiu, the success story of a young entrepreneur Sergiu Cucu runs a successful business producing construction materials concrete pavement, glue for terracotta, bricks in a small town in Moldovas Causeni district. At the age of 28, he is optimistic and perseverant. Sergiu is a beneficiary of the National Youth Economic Empowerment Programme, which helped him receive a low interest rate loan to purchase a special mechanism to carry heavy loads, and a mixer for making asphalt. Sergiu followed the path of his father who opened a shop for construction materials after losing his job due to a massive reduction in personnel during the 1990s. Since then, it has become a family business in which the father and his two sons work with dedication towards expanding their activities and improving the quality of their products and services. Although young, Sergiu manages more than 10 employees, providing them with the chance to earn a decent salary for their families. When asked whether he intends to migrate, he promptly replied that he would not. Although the times were not always happy at home, he said, he would continue to develop his business and contribute to the prosperity of his family and community in Moldova.
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The impact of the financial crisis in Moldova was addressed in training provided to 1,300 people from 65 localities by the Rural Development Centre (Moldova) and Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (Germany). It increased the ability of families of migrants in Moldova to address future economic difficulties anticipated by the decrease in remittances. The Centre of Sociological, Politological and Psychological Analysis and Investigations (Moldova) and the International Agency for Source Country Information (Austria) enhanced the financial investment and development capacity of migrants by positioning them as a specific market segment with a range of interests for the output of their remittances. Comprehensive market research regarding the investment intentions of the Moldovan migrants was elaborated and presented to Moldovan authorities and financial institutions. The project facilitated networking between communities in countries of origin, migrant communities in host countries, and financial intermediaries. A variety of options for transfer of remittances, micro-credit, small loans for housing, health insurance, mutual investment funds, pension and child education savings schemes are being developed and tested. The Child Rights Information Centre (Moldova) and Accompagnement, Lieux daccueil, Carrefour ducatif et social (France) carried out joint activities aiming to diminish the negative impact of parents migration on children left behind in five communities of Moldova. Some 10, 000 children all over Moldova learned about the consequences of parents migration and ways to cope with difficult situations. The book for parents, My child is home alone, was translated into French and Bulgarian and adapted for migrants to France. The French authorities plan to translate the book into English for migrants coming from Nigeria. The State Medical and Pharmaceutical University Nicolae Testemitanu (Moldova) and the University of Leipzig (Germany) tapped into the potential of doctors and pharmacists in the Moldovan Diaspora, along with other scientists and students, for the development of the Moldovan health system. The project was a joint effort of host institutions of migrants currently working in European Union member states. A web site www.medconnect.md was developed to alert medical institutions about upcoming project activities such as training/research workshops and opportunities to elaborate project proposals. The Association of Independent Press (API) from Republic of Moldova and COMUNISON RC Association (Great Britain) published eight issues of Pro Diaspora magazine, which became a communication bridge between inhabitants of Republic of Moldova and Moldovans living and working abroad.
The book My child is home alone helps migrant parents and their children to cope with difficult situations / UNDP
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4. RECENT INITIATIVES
There is more good news to share
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Collaboration with the Government and people of Moldova continues to be a priority for United Nations agencies and organizations and for the European Union. Several recent initiatives suggest new directions for future endeavours to build a democratic and prosperous Moldova. There is more good news to share about cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union for the benefit of the people of the Republic of Moldova.
This European framework should help everyone move to a more sustainable energy supply, Dirk Schuebel, Head of EU Delegation to Moldova
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This project will work in all regions of Moldova and will yield many important benefits for rural communities. Local energy security and heat comfort for many schools, kindergartens, hospitals, community centres, and social centres will be increased. At the same time, the project will help to create sustainable value-added chains at the local level through commercializing the fuel straw and creating new green jobs, and as such contributing to poverty reduction and income generation in rural areas. Kaarina Immonen, UN Resident Coordinator, described the projects role. UN finds this initiative to be an important step in promoting renewable energy in Moldova, with a significant potential for further replication, she said.
UN finds this initiative to be an important step in promoting renewable energy in Moldova, with a significant potential for further replication, Kaarina Immonen, UN Resident Coordinator
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ANNEX 1: Projects carried out by the UN in partnership with the EU, including prospects, 2005-2014
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Security Programme - Phase II Food Security Information for Action Programme on Information Systems to Improve Food Security Decision-making in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) East Area International Labour Organization (ILO) Elimination of human trafficking from Moldova and Ukraine through Labour Market Based Measures Effective Governance of Labour Migration and its Skill Dimensions Improving Safety and Health at Work Through a Decent Work Agenda International Organization for Migration (IOM) Addressing the Negative Effects of Migration on Minors and Families Left Behind Combating Trafficking In Human Beings in Ukraine and Moldova Strengthening Migration Management in the Republics of Belarus and Moldova (MIGRABEL MIGRAMOL) Strengthening National Mechanisms for the Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Victims of Human Trafficking in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building for the Governments of Ukraine and Moldova for the Implementation of Readmission Agreements with the EU (GUMIRA) Support to Implementation of EC Readmission Agreements with the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine: Facilitation of Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (SIREADA) Supporting the Implementation of the Migration and Development Component of the EU-Moldova Mobility Partnership Electoral support (out-of-country voting) Beyond Poverty Alleviation: Developing a Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Leveraging Migrant Remittances for Entrepreneurial Growth in Moldova United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Relief and Technical Assistance Response to the Drought in Moldova Electoral Support for Moldova EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) Moldova Energy and Biomass Project EU High Level Policy Advice Mission (EUHLPAM)
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Programme for the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Fight against Drug Trafficking in Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova (BUMAD) Enhancing Border Control Management (EBCMP) Confidence Building Measures Support to Strengthening the National Preventive Mechanism as per Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) provisions Strengthening the Forensic Examination of Torture and Other Forms of Ill-Treatment in Moldova Joint Migration and Development Initiative United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Local Integration of Refugees in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine Regional Protection Programme (RPP) in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) Development of Integrated Social Care Services for Vulnerable Families and Children at Risk World Health Organization (WHO) Health Sector Budget Support Related Technical Assistance Better Managing the Mobility of Health Professionals in the Republic of Moldova Supporting Policy Dialogue on National Health Policies, Strategies and Plans in Selected Countries
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ANNEX 2: Financial assistance provided by the EU through projects implemented by the UN agencies in Moldova, including prospects, 2005-2014
Area GOVERNANCE AND PARTICIPATION Electoral Support for Moldova / UNDP EU Border Assistance Mission in Moldova (EUBAM) / UNDP Support to Strengthening the National Preventive Mechanism as per Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) provisions / UNDP Strengthening the Forensic Examination of Torture and Other Forms of Ill-Treatment in Moldova / UNDP EU High Level Policy Advice Mission (EUHLPAM) / UNDP Relief and Technical Assistance Response to the Drought in Moldova / UNDP Joint Integrated Local Development (JILDP) / UNDP Enhancing Border Control Management (EBCMP) / UNDP Strengthening Migration Management in the Republics of Belarus and Moldova (MIGRABELMIGRAMOL) / IOM Support to Implementation of EC Readmission Agreements with the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine: Facilitation of Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (SIREADA) / IOM Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building for the Governments of Ukraine and Moldova for the Implementation of Readmission Agreements with the EU (GUMIRA) / IOM Improving Safety and Health at Work Through a Decent Work Agenda / ILO ACCESS TO QUALITY SERVICES Development of Integrated Social Care Services for Vulnerable Families and Children at Risk / UNICEF Addressing the negative effects of Migration on minors and families left behind / IOM Combating Trafficking In Human Beings In Ukraine and Moldova / IOM Strengthening National Mechanisms for the Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Victims of Human Trafficking in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine / IOM Elimination of Human Trafficking from Moldova and Ukraine through Labour Market Based Measures / ILO 2,294,321 780,519 243,816 94,750 250,000 2006-2007 2011-2012 2006-2009 2011-2013 2007- 2008 2,000,000 16,903,265 640,000 800,000 3,318,359 3,000,000 1,000,000 1,850.000 700,000 2008-2013 2005-2012 2009-2011 2011-2012 2010-2012 2007-2008 2009-2011 2005 2006-2009 EU financial contribution, Euro Implementation period
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2009-2011
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Area Effective Governance of Labour Migration and its Skill Dimensions / ILO Health Sector Budget Support Related Technical Assistance / WHO Better Managing the Mobility of Health Professionals in the Republic of Moldova / WHO REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) / UNDP Moldova Energy and Biomass Project / UNDP Confidence Building Measures (CBM) / UNDP Beyond Poverty Alleviation: Developing a Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Leveraging Migrant Remittances for Entrepreneurial Growth in Moldova / IOM Supporting the Implementation of the Migration and Development Component of the EU-Moldova Mobility Partnership / IOM Regional Protection Programme (RPP) in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine / UNHCR Local Integration of Refugees in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine / UNHCR Programme for the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Fight Against Drug Trafficking in Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova (BUMAD) / UNDP Food Security Programme - Phase II Food Security Information for Action / FAO Programme on Information Systems to Improve Food Security Decision-making in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) East Area / FAO
1,999,735 400,000 592,262 1,366,192 278,540 (at the UN exchange rate, October 2011) 439,800 (at the UN exchange rate, October 2011)
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